Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Most Massachusetts Districts See Higher than Average Proficiency Rates in 3rd Grade Reading

The blog Eye on Early Education published this color-coded map which indicates proficiency rates on the 2011 third grade reading MCAS exam for the individual districts in Massachusetts. The map reported that, of the 274 districts with available data, more than half (60%) achieved a 65% or greater proficiency rate on the exam. The percentage range with the highest number of districts was 65% - 79%. More specifically: